中国制裁巴拉圭与伯利兹两名部长 指其推动与台湾保持邦交
中国外交部周一（10月12日）宣布，对巴拉圭农村发展与土地部长胡安·卡洛斯·比亚特和伯利兹外交部长弗朗西斯·丰塞卡实施制裁，理由是两人损害了中国主权、推动其所属国家与台湾保持邦交关系。外交部发言人称，比亚特和丰塞卡的行为“屡次、恶意损害中国的主权与尊严”，两人将被禁止入境中国内地及香港、澳门特别行政区，签证申请将不予受理。
台巴关系近期升温是此次制裁的背景：比亚特6月曾访台，会见台湾农业委员会主任委员陈明祺，商讨巴拉圭对华出口牛肉“零关税化”，台巴上月还计划让巴方官员到台湾检验肉类加工厂；丰塞卡上月在纽约联合国大会期间会见台“外交部长”林佳龙。伯利兹驻台机构周六刚在台北101为两地建交37周年点灯纪念。伯利兹外交部未立即回应置评请求，巴拉圭农村发展与土地部同样未作回应。
目前全球只有12个国家与台湾保持正式邦交，其中巴拉圭是南美洲唯一一个，也是面积最大的一个。自2016年蔡英文出任台湾地区领导人以来，已有10个国家与台断交、转而承认北京。中国外交部在声明中重申，任何损害中国主权和领土完整的行为都将遭到中方“坚决回击”。（据路透社报道）
China Sanctions Ministers From Paraguay and Belize Over Support for Ties With Taiwan
China's foreign ministry on Monday barred Paraguay's Rural Development and Land Minister Juan Carlos Baruja and Belize's Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, saying the two had harmed China's sovereignty by pushing their countries to maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan. A spokesperson said their actions “repeatedly and maliciously harmed China's sovereignty and dignity,” and their visa applications would not be processed.
Baruja met Taiwan's agriculture chief Chen Ming-chi in June to push for zero tariffs on Paraguayan beef exports to Taiwan, while Fonseca met Taiwan's foreign minister Lin Chia-lung in New York last month during the UN General Assembly. Belize's representative office in Taiwan held a Taipei 101 lighting ceremony on Saturday marking 37 years of ties. Neither ministry immediately responded to requests for comment. Only 12 countries now maintain formal ties with Taiwan; Paraguay is the largest and the only one in South America. Since 2016, Beijing has peeled away 10 of Taipei's allies. (Source: Reuters)
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